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Happy New Year!
The New Year is the perfect time to reflect and to create goals for your teaching practices and
children’s learning. The key is to use data to develop appropriate goals. Children’s assessment data
is a perfect place to start by turning goals into everyday teaching opportunities.
Asking the following questions insure instruction is meeting the needs of children:
Are the goals for all the children clearly defined?
Do you know what each goals is asking you to teach?
Can the goals be broken into smaller, easier parts?
Is the new learning objective observable? Can you see or hear the skill?
Is the new learning objective measurable? How would you document the behaviors?
If you can answer yes to all the above questions the goals you have set are clear and measurable. If
the answer is not sure, then start with one goal and break it down by listing the steps needed to
achieve the goal. I am confident 2017 will be a great learning year for our Head Start Children and
families.
Cathy Gaskin Education Coordinator 903-988-7635 [email protected]
Head Start Education Services
Count children by matching name to face.
Count on a scheduled basis, at every transition, and when leaving
one area and arriving at another.
Be sure you and your assistant can state the number of children in
your care at all times.
Record the count on the Attendance Board - coming soon.
Notate any children who leave the group (e.g., those who go with
another adult to get the breakfast cart, those who are picked up
early, etc.).
January 2017 Edition
Creating a culture of safety is all of our jobs! Below are valuable
resources to assist you. Click on the picture to find the resource.
NEW ATTENDANCE
BOARD!
Reminder! When your Smart Board is not in use
turn off system. This saves the life of
the bulb.
Eva Phillips 01-01 Jacksonville West Side Elementary
Abigail Dean 01-03 Jacksonville East Side Elementary
Norma Starling 01-04 Karnack George Washington Carver
Denise Jones 01-07 Kilgore Primary
Ursula Brown 01-10 Henderson Wylie Primary
Tammy Keeling 01-10 Henderson Wylie Primary
Silvia Cruz 01-12 Longview South Ward Elementary
Latasha Wright 01-13 Longview Ned E Williams
Tanya Bridges 01-15 Winnsboro Elementary
Amy Almanza 01-18 Palestine Washington Early Child
Morgan Bell 01-18 Longview Playing For Keeps
Katie Audas 01-18 Kilgore Primary
Sheila Gowin 01-19 Rusk Primary
Lindsy Coker 01-20 Martin's Mill Elementary School
Jennifer Miller 01-21 Carthage Primary
Carrie Ham 01-25 Brownsboro Chandler Elementary
Chrystal Kirkpatrick 01-26 Chapel Hill Jackson Elementary
Melissa Clark 01-27 Mount Vernon Head Start
Shelby Perry 01-29 Henderson Wylie Primary
Leigh Bouman 01-30 Rusk Primary
Cindy Olvera 01-31 Longview Ware Elementary
Spring Training
Calendar & Deadlines
DISABILITIES
NUTRITION
Maintaining healthy habits is an important life skill to model for children. This is especially true when it comes to exercise and eating. Learning the right balance of nutrition and physi-cal fitness can be a challenge for adults, but it is also an issue for children. The research is clear: children who are over-weight during the first years of life increase their risk for obe-sity and chronic disease later in life. Did you know that about 10 percent of children under the age of 2, and about 22 per-cent of children between 2-5 years old are considered over-weight or obese?
HEALTH National Dental Health Month
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Dental
health involves home, school, and community practices that all
improve our children’s teeth and oral health. Brushing, floss-
ing, avoiding sugar in foods and drinks, and making certain that
regular dental visits which include fluoride treatment are all
pieces of the puzzle that help children be ready for school.
What part does the teacher/teaching assistant play in a child’s
dental health?
Make tooth brushing a fun and important part of the class
schedule
Assist children as they brush their teeth
Encourage children to drink water rather than sugary
drinks
Make sure that the water in your community is fluoridated
Model healthy behavior by drinking water, brushing teeth,
and discussing healthy behaviors and choices when they
occur.
Let’s promote dental health! It’s a part of school readiness!
MENTAL HEALTH
The Ways to Be Helpful Board is one way we can make a con-scious choice to focus on the positive choices of children. If we put our attention and focus on helpful interactions be-tween children, we move away from focusing on all the things that are wrong. Putting up images of what we want children to do aids in this process. The teacher can also use noticing and commenting such as “Sally, you picked up the blocks even though you were not in the block center – that was helpful”. When adults comment on a variety of ways children are help-ful, we strengthen children’s commitment to safety and kind-ness in our school family. A good resource to start this pro-cess is the book, Shubert’s Helpful Day or Sophie’s Helpful Day by Dr. Becky Bailey.
Gail Thomas
Nutrition Coordinator
(903) 988-7629
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Kathryne Boddie, LPC
MH Coordinator
(903) 988-7636
Martha Krider, LCSW
MH Specialist
(903) 988-7648
Barbara Edmiston, LPC
MH Specialist
(903) 988-6827
Katie Burnett
Health Coordinator
(903) 988-6862
Welcome to Head Start’s new
Disabilities Coordinator, Treva Rhodes!
(903) 988-7665